GE Renewable Energy has successfully completed the Lower Kaleköy hydropower plant at the Lower Kaleköy Dam, located on the Murat River, in Turkey.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $231 million loan to build a 120 MW hydropower plant in Assam.
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has announced that it has signed an agreement with Korea Western Power to participate in a hydropower plant construction project in Phou Ngoy, Laos.
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has provisionally allocated 30 billion cubic metres of water for power generation to be shared equally between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Kariba, Zimbabwe’s main hydropower plant, is operating at near full capacity for the first time since it was upgraded two years ago, enabling Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to generate more electricity.
China’s massive Wudonge hydropower plant, which will have a full capacity of 10GW, has begun generating power following a successful trial run.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has awarded a $100 million contract to a joint venture of SNC-Lavalin and M Sullivan & Son for the second phase of redevelopment and repowering of the Calabogie Generating Station.
GE Renewable Energy, in consortium with Powerchina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation, has announced that it has been selected by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to supply six Francis turbines and generators for Stage 1 of the new Dasu hydropower plant in Pakistan.
The 14.7MW Kaptis run-of-river hydropower project developer, Tembo Power, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Metier, a private equity fund manager, together with its partner WK Construction.
Montenegro’s power utility EPCG has announced that it will enter talks with the German state-owned development bank KfW to help fund expansion of the Pericica hydropower plant.